CMC - South 2015: Full Schedule

Welcome to California Mathematics Council - South’s 2015 Annual Conference Program!
This year’s conference is in Fabulous Palm Springs, Friday, November 6 and Saturday, November 7!
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8:30am PST

133: Promoting DepthÊThrough Students' Representations

It's one thing to promote multiple strategies, but what do we do withÊkids' strategiesÊafter they come out? Research-basedÊsolutions are here, along with tasksÊyou canÊuse next week._x000B__x000B_EVALUATION POLL CODE:

Speakers

Ryan Dent

Regional Math Specialist, Lake Elsinore USD

Kristian Quiocho

Friday November 6, 2015 8:30am - 10:00am PST
Renaissance-Chino B

G.I. PK - 5

Session Number I/SpEd, ELL
Location ( Hotel ) 133
Tags Renaissance

8:30am PST

105: Choosing a Task for Orchestrating Classroom Discussions

How do I select a task to teach common core math to my students? Join us as we investigate criteria for choosing a math task to engage students in the common core. We will use number line tasks for K-12 to illustrate.

EVALUATION POLL CODE: 48160

Speakers

Melanie Maxwell

Mathematics Coach, Riverside Unified School District

Choosing a Task for Orchestrating Classroom Discussions pdf

algebra number line rev. pdf

decimal number line with instructions pdf

Number line fractions copy pdf

Number line whole numbers pdf

Selecting a task rev. step 0 Number line ex pdf

Friday November 6, 2015 8:30am - 10:00am PST
Renaissance-Chino B

PK-12

Strategies Asmt, ELL, Eq
Session Number 105
Location ( Hotel ) Renaissance

10:30am PST

224: Sparking Deeper Understanding with Lesson Study

The session will address the methods of lesson study. In particular, how 5 educators used this practice to gain a better understanding of the subject matter for themselves. Most importantly deepen the mathematical understanding for their students. _x000B__x000B_EVALUATION POLL CODE:

Speakers

Linda Guss

Clifford Schaeffer

CMCS15 Canham pdf

Friday November 6, 2015 10:30am - 12:00pm PST
Renaissance-Chino B

PK - 2

Session Number Asmt, I/SpEd
Location ( Hotel ) 224
Tags Renaissance

1:30pm PST

347: Understand Division: From the Area Model to the Algorithm

Division with area models is conceptually rich, but the algorithm is much faster. Learn the dice game I designed to help kids progress from partial quotients to a deep understanding of the algorithm far beyond Dracula's Mother Sucks Chicken Blood. _x000B__x000B_EVALUATION POLL CODE:

Speakers

Katharine Velleman

Owner, Tutor, www.YouCanDoMathNow.com Tutoring

I am an independent math tutor helping students to succeed in their math classes and demonstrate competence on standardized admission tests for high school, college, and beyond. This year I'm working with students in 5th grade through AP Calculus, but I've worked with students as... Read More →

Friday November 6, 2015 1:30pm - 3:00pm PST
Renaissance-Chino B

3 - 5

Session Number I/SpEd
Location ( Hotel ) 347
Tags Renaissance

1:30pm PST

306: Monitoring a Task for Orchestrating Classroom Discussions

What does a teacher do while students are engaged in a Common Core task? What role does questioning play in monitoring students during such an activity? We will engage participants in creating questions to probe and deepen student thinking.

EVALUATION POLL CODE: 9119

Speakers

Bruce Arnold

Director, UCSD

Common Core Circles Committee

A Tasks for K 2, 3 5 and 9 12 pdf

A Candy jar problem Updated pdf

A Jolly ranchers the mathK HS pdf

Common Core Circles Monitoring Part 3 Arnold FINAL ppt

A Student Solutions Candy jar prob docx

Friday November 6, 2015 1:30pm - 3:00pm PST
Renaissance-Chino B

PK-12

Strategies Eq, Asmt, ELL
Session Number 306
Location ( Hotel ) Renaissance

3:30pm PST

466: Building Complexity from Simple Little Pattern Blocks

Break the NCLB world of mile wide, inch deep and multiple choice tests.Ê Using the simple pattern block, see how to guide your students into complex, multi-level explorations of equations, equivalencies and then areas of non-standard shapes._x000B__x000B__x000B_EVALUATION POLL CODE:

Speakers

Pat Ballew

Friday November 6, 2015 3:30pm - 5:00pm PST
Renaissance-Chino B

6 - 8

Session Number I/SpEd, ELL
Location ( Hotel ) 466
Tags Renaissance

3:30pm PST

478: Math Placement and Diagnostic Feedback Together!

Diagnostic assessments about student preparedness for specific math courses can help place students appropriately and simultaneously provide teachers and students meaningful feedback.

EVALUATION POLL CODE: 12412

Speakers

Bruce Arnold

Director, UCSD

Using assessment data to guide math course placement of CA middle school students pdf

MathPlacementAndDiagnosticFeedback pptx

Math Placement The Importance of Getting It Right for All Students pdf

Friday November 6, 2015 3:30pm - 5:00pm PST
Renaissance-Chino B

8 - 12

Strategies Eq, Asmt
Session Number 478
Location ( Hotel ) Renaissance

8:30am PST

576: Communicating Math through Vocabulary and Writing

Inspire students to unleash their use of precise vocabulary and rigorous writing! Come to this interactive session to explore different strategies that can enhance students’ use of academic vocabulary and develop their writing skills.

EVALUATION POLL CODE: 14999

Speakers

Deepti Khare

Math Teacher/Department Chair, Aspire Public Schools

Craig Rawe

Secondary Math Teacher, Aspire Public Schools

I have taught Calculus, Precalculus, Economics, and Algebra 1 through my 6-year career. During this time, I've dived deep into creating reliable and useful curriculum for precalculus - the "undefined" course in most districts - through vertical alignment, problem solving, and the... Read More →

CMC Presentation Handout 11 15 pdf

Template Process Writing Revision docx

Template Process Writing docx

CMC Slides pptx

Saturday November 7, 2015 8:30am - 10:00am PST
Renaissance-Chino B

8 - 12

Strategies Eq, ELL
Session Number 576
Location ( Hotel ) Renaissance

8:30am PST

531: Place Value Models; Developing Algorithm Understanding

Place value is a powerful tool that took the human race thousands of years to develop. Go back to elementary school as a student and deepen your content knowledge about the role of place value in the teaching and learning of algorithms_x000B__x000B_EVALUATION POLL CODE:

Speakers

Linda West

Consultant, SMARTTraining, LLC

Saturday November 7, 2015 8:30am - 10:00am PST
Renaissance-Chino B

G.I. PK - 5

Location ( Hotel ) 531
Tags Renaissance

10:30am PST

678: Use Your Opening Activity to Orchestrate Your Lesson

Come discuss and create algebra lesson openers that insure lesson success by pre-assessing the skills and pre-requisite knowledge needed for the day. Instructional modes encouraged by the opener and tools to collect on-the-fly data will be shown.

EVALUATION POLL CODE: 17405

Speakers

Allan Bellman

Professor of Mathematics Education, University of Mississippi

Here is a profile I've used recently. It sort of tells my story. Dr. Allan Bellman is a Professor of Mathematics Education in the School of Education at the University of Mississippi working with both pre-service and in-service secondary mathematics teachers. His special interest... Read More →

Saturday November 7, 2015 10:30am - 12:00pm PST
Renaissance-Chino B

8 - 12

Strategies Eq, Asmt, Tech
Session Number 678
Location ( Hotel ) Renaissance

10:30am PST

634: The CGI (Cognitive Guided Instruction) Classroom

CGI sparks a deeper understanding of math. WeÕll show you what it looks like while covering all the standards. When you apply CGI, your classroom will have daily academic collaborative discourse! See how it all works using a variety of methods. _x000B__x000B_EVALUATION POLL CODE:

Speakers

Susan Tate

Teacher, Downey Unified School District

Julie Yearsley

Saturday November 7, 2015 10:30am - 12:00pm PST
Renaissance-Chino B

G.I. PK - 5

Session Number I/SpEd, ELL
Location ( Hotel ) 634
Tags Renaissance

1:15pm PST

722: Sparking Deeper Understanding through Subitizing Games

Subitizing, Òor instantly seeing how many,Ó sparks the deeper understanding of numbers needed to build mathematical literacy. In this interactive workshop, teachers will Òmake and takeÓ highly engaging subitizing games to play in class on Monday! _x000B__x000B_EVALUATION POLL CODE:

Speakers

Kelly Ann Sassone

Saturday November 7, 2015 1:15pm - 2:45pm PST
Renaissance-Chino B

PK - 2

Session Number Asmt, I/SpEd
Location ( Hotel ) 722
Tags Renaissance

3:15pm PST

844: True or False? 4 hundreds + 14 tens > 50 + 400

Not your typical grade 4 inequality, but an inequality with a high degree of imprecision is fair game per the SBAC Item Specifications. Join us and learn how unwrapping the Claim 1 Item Specs helped us think "smarter" about teaching and learning. _x000B__x000B_EVALUATION POLL CODE:

Speakers